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QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) Ben really just seems unaffected by having the s*** beat out of him. He is probably the only QB in the NFL that can withstand that. Def. true, but you've got to keep getting to him if you want to avoid having him beat you. You shouldn't be able to totally stop Pittsburgh's running attack and at the same time give up 300+ yards through the air to them.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 05:28 AM) I love Polamalu and all, but I hope his injury puts him out for week 2. The talk this mornin is 3-6 weeks.

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:37 AM) I think if the Sox are going to make a run at this you need a hot Jermaine Dye. If JD, Rios, TCQ and Konerko arent driving in runs, forget about it. But if all we have is an ice cold, maybe hurting Jermaine Dye, then should we still keep putting him out there?

Well...the Bears want to beat the Steelers, they're going to need to hit Roethlisberger a lot more than that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 08:29 PM) Instead there will be zero disinsentive to go the doctors, and the offices will be packed. That will lead to even more costs than ever before. You know, the easy answer is to point at the fact that this doesn't happen in the rest of the world...but really, another way of thinking about it, is this really true? I mean, do people like going to the doctor? Do people like taking medicines? We're not exactly talking about giving away plasma TV's here. Do you really need a disincentive to go to the doctor? Are there people just lining up to go there because they can? Or do people go to the doctor because they feel a need to see a doctor because they're something genuinely wrong with them? And if people feel a need to see a doctor, do we really want them to decide not to go because it's too expensive? Typically, the data keeps saying that having them not go winds up costing a lot anyway, because you're not getting treatment for things that can get worse.

Well, if that post can't kill this thread, nothing can.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 07:22 PM) Oh boy. The eating diaries, by Barry ObamaCare. Let me ask you this in reply...insurance companies have been going out giving people credits for things like staying in shape, or giving employers credits for things like maintaining a gym membership. Do you object to that? Because this would be exactly the same thing, except the insurance company giving credit for you eating your vegetables.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 07:25 PM) The reason I got it is because from what I understand it's not the screaming through the pages - he doesn't talk about himself or his views. He lays a straight case of here's conservatism, here's modern day liberalism (aka, statist), and take it or leave it. Anyway, I got some other stuff that I'm trying to get through while I'm sitting here doing nothing while I heal up. I'll try to get to that one, too and tell you what I think. Mark2Market?

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 07:01 PM) Unfortunately that's how bad the rest of the Steelers secondary is without Polomalu and a pass rush. Still, they rushed 4, dropped 7 and played a wide open zone. That's the prevent. You do that when you can afford to give up a 40 yard pass play as long as its not a touchdown. Not when there's 1:20 on the clock.

Seriously, the prevent defense Steelers? Aren't you smarter than that?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 06:51 PM) I got my job when someone took pity on me after having been in school way too long to ever fully escape, so they pulled me back into academia. Try explaining to a little kid that you are still in school as an adult and basically in the 23rd grade. That's exactly the year I'm in, by my count. I hate you.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 06:52 PM) I had my doubts, but Santonio Holmes has turned himself into a big time receiver. Talent + coaching + solid players around you.

Replay of Polamolu's knee bending sideways...balta winces...

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 06:09 PM) Why isn't Frank on there or am I missing something? I'd assume it's because he's no longer an active player.

Gracias. One day, I'm actually going to be able to go home at a reasonable hour again. And not work 90 hour weeks again.

Michael Pollan had a fascinating op-ed piece in the NYT today on how actually achieving insurance reform and eliminating the concept of pre-existing conditions could produce huge savings...by creating a gigantic lobby in favor of healthy eating. For more details read the whole thing.

Right now, every report seems to suggest that there's no obvious favorite and it will likely come down to a couple of votes. Those votes may well hinge on whether or not the nation's most well known Chicago White Sox fan makes a trip to Copenhagen to lobby on behalf of his country, as previous successful leaders (i.e. Tony Blair) did.

I hate to be the one asking this, anyone know of a place to watch the NFL online?

Rob Miller will probably pass $500k raised on the day by the time you read this post.

So I hear the Red Sox are going to send Papelbon down to A ball to try him as a starter before the playoffs...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 01:48 PM) How many of those guys will be available? One, maybe two? It's about time the Yankees traded Jeter.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 01:42 PM) Combined ERA+ for Lincecum and Cain = 355 Combined ERA+ for Carpenter and Wainwright: 354 Yeah, that's a dead heat. Thanks for the stat backup there. It's somewhat surprising how overshadowed Carpenter and Wainright have been this season by the SF duo and by the offense they have backing them up, but those 2 have just been ridiculous as well.

QUOTE (CQMVP @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 01:50 PM) Apparently he injured himself running to 1st base. Let's hope for his sake that it isn't that achilles getting reinjured. He put the ball in play?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 01:21 PM) Yup, that's how it's gonna work too. $3000 of extra spending money for everyone!!! If the government tried to raise taxes by the amount that we pay above what everyone else pays for healthcare, the right would absolutely explode. That'd be like a $10 trillion tax increase over 10 years. Conversely, if we could somehow magically switch to the NHS, that'd be the equivalent of a $12 trillion tax cut over 10 years. Yeah, some pay more than others, but really, let's understand how monstrous the numbers we're talking about here actually are.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 10, 2009 -> 12:46 PM) I doubt that the foot was still a problem in 2003 (the Sox would have rested him if he was struggling that bad and hurt), he just for whatever reason lost his swing. In 2003 many people on this site wanted Konerko gone. They kept saying afterwards that yes, the foot was a major problem in 2003.